Further evidence for the validity of assessment center dimensions: a meta-analysis of the incremental criterion-related validity of dimension ratings

J Appl Psychol. 2008 Sep;93(5):1042-52. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1042.

Abstract

This study investigates the incremental variance in job performance explained by assessment center (AC) dimensions over and above personality and cognitive ability. The authors extend previous research by using meta-analysis to examine the relationships between AC dimensions, personality, cognitive ability, and job performance. The results indicate that the 7 summary AC dimensions postulated by W. Arthur, Jr., E. A. Day, T. L. McNelly, & P. S. Edens (2003) are distinguishable from popular individual difference constructs and explain a sizeable proportion of variance in job performance beyond cognitive ability and personality.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Cognition*
  • Humans
  • Personality*
  • Psychology / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results